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Where does “reaksjon” come from?

reaksjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

reaksjon (Norwegian Bokmål): a reaction

Definitions

  1. a reaction

Ancestry of “reaksjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreactioreaction
2LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reaksjon”

  • overreaksjon
  • kjedereaksjon
  • reaksjonstid
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